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David Turner to Lead BUYER & CELLAR at The Old Globe
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 16, 2015


The Old Globe today announced that Broadway veteran David Turner (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Arcadia, Sunday in the Park with George) will star in Jonathan Tolins's (The Twilight of the Golds) acclaimed Off Broadway hit Buyer & Cellar, directed by Ron Lagomarsino (The Last Night of Ballyhoo, My Favorite Year, 'Homefront,' 'Ravenswood').

TV: Sutton Foster Makes Carnegie Hall Debut with the Help of Joshua Henry- Watch Concert Highlights!
by Randy Rainbow - Mar 16, 2015


BroadwayWorld was there for the special concert, and below you can check out clips of 'Anything Goes,' 'Fit as a Fiddle,' 'Sunshine on My Shoulders,' 'I'm Beginning to See the Light,' and 'A Change is Gonna Come.'

Photo Coverage: Hunter Foster, Joshua Henry, and More Pose Backstage at The New York Pops ONE NIGHT ONLY: Sutton Foster
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 14, 2015


Last night, March 13, 2015, The New York Pops continued its 31st season with two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster in her solo debut at Carnegie Hall. BroadwayWorld brings you backstage photos from the performance, featuring Joshua Henry and Megan McGinnis, below!

Photo Coverage: Sutton Foster Makes Carnegie Hall Solo Debut with NY Pops
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 14, 2015


Last night, March 13, 2015, The New York Pops continued its 31st season with two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster in her solo debut at Carnegie Hall. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the performance, featuring Joshua Henry and Megan McGinnis, below!

Corky Hale, Freda Payne Set for Billie Holiday 100th Birthday Celebration at Catalina Jazz Club, 4/6
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 13, 2015


Acclaimed Jazz harpist-pianist-vocalist Corky Hale will present a 100th Birthday Show honoring Billie Holiday on Monday, April 6 at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. Special guests will include singers Freda Payne, Eloise Laws and Tricia Tahara, with Hale on piano and harp, Lyman Medeiros on bass, John Chiodini on Guitar and Christopher Jones on drums. Holiday, who was born on April 7, 1915 and died in 1959, was one of the most important and influential jazz legends of all time.

Sutton Foster Makes Solo Carnegie Hall Debut with the New York Pops Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2015


Tonight, March 13, 2015, The New York Pops continues its 31st season with two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster in her solo debut at Carnegie Hall.

Palladium's CATS Set for Summer Run at Blackpool Opera House
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2015


The Daily Mail writes that Andrew Lloyd Webber's London Palladium version of CATS, which starred Nicole Scherzinger (and later Kerry Ellis) in the role of 'Grizabella', is lining up a six-week summer run at the Blackpool Opera House, beginning July 9.

Audra McDonald, George C. Wolfe and Savion Glover Team for New Musical 'SHUFFLE ALONG'; Coming to Broadway Next Spring!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2015


Next spring, Tony Award winners Audra McDonald, George C. Wolfe, and Savion Glover will team up to collaborate on SHUFFLE ALONG, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, a musical about the events that led to the creation of the groundbreaking Eubie Blake-Noble Sissle musical Shuffle Along. Starring Audra McDonald as the 1920's star Lottie Gee, directed by George C. Wolfe -- with a book written by Wolfe -- and choreographed by Savion Glover, the musical marks the first time that the writer/director and choreographer will have worked together since their 1996 hit Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk. Previews will begin Monday, March 14, 2016. Opening night is Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).

Barbra Streisand to Present Chaplin Award to Robert Redford at Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 11, 2015


The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Barbra Streisand (recipient of the 40th Chaplin Award) will present the 42nd Chaplin Award to Academy Award-winner Robert Redford

6-Disc Collector's Set THE BEST OF THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW Coming to DVD 5/12
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 11, 2015


This May, StarVista Entertainment/Time Life will bring home audiences front row seats for THE BEST OF THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW

Michael Urie Will Take BUYER & CELLAR to London's Menier Chocolate Factory
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 11, 2015


The Menier Chocolate Factory will present the UK premiere of Jonathan Tolins' critically-acclaimed, smash-hit comedy Buyer & Cellar which opens March, 19, 2015, with previews beginning March, 12, 2015, at the Menier Chocolate Factory (53 Southwark Street, London). Buyer & Cellar will play a strictly limited engagement through May, 2, 2015.

BWW Reviews: BUYER AND CELLAR at GSP is Fantastic
by Marina Kennedy - Mar 11, 2015


'Buyer and Cellar' is now on stage at George Street Playhouse through March 29th. Written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by David Saint, this fantastic one-man show stars the ever-talented John Tartaglia.

BUYER & CELLAR Concludes The Rep's 2014-15 Studio Series, Now thru 3/29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2015


The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis concludes the 2014-2015 Studio Theatre series with Buyer & Cellar by Jonathan Tolins, directed by Wendy Dann and performed by Jeremy Webb. This comical production will be performed in the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, tonight, March 11-29, 2015.

WAKE UP with BWW 3/12/2015 - THE KING AND I, NEW YORK SPRING SPECTACULAR Begin and More!
by Jessica Showers - Mar 12, 2015


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: THE KING AND I and the NEW YORK SPRING SPECTACULAR start performances!

SIDE SHOW Recording Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Cast Albums Chart; 3/9 Concert Set for 54 Below
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2015


The all-new original Broadway cast recording of Side Show debuted this week at #1 on Billboard's Cast Albums Chart.

John Tartaglia Leads BUYER & CELLAR, Opening Tonight at George Street Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2015


George Street Playhouse and Artistic Director David Saint welcome New Jersey native John Tartaglia, from the original Broadway cast of Avenue Q, as well as TV's Sesame Street and the Emmy Award - nominated Johnny and the Sprites to New Brunswick as the sole cast member of Buyer & Cellar, the fourth production of the New Brunswick theatre's current season. Mr. Tartaglia will take the fictional journey to the fictional version of Barbra Streisand's fictional basement through March 29. Opening night is set for tonight, March 6. Mr. Saint helms the production.

InDepth InterView UpDate: Ben Vereen On STEPPIN' OUT At 54 Below, Broadway Return & New Films, Plus A Look Back At Classic Musical Roles
by Pat Cerasaro - Mar 9, 2015


Today we are once again speaking with a world renowned living legend all about his phenomenal career on Broadway and in Hollywood in honor of his new 54 Below engagement later this month, titled STEPPIN OUT', the one and only Ben Vereen. Besides sharing what lucky attendees can expect from his 54 Below shows, Vereen also shares preliminary plans to bring a new biomusical to Broadway some season soon as well as the forthcoming release of a star-studded documentary all about his iconic show business legacy planned to be released later this year. Additionally, Vereen reflects on a number of recent milestones and looks back at some of his most memorable movie musical work in honor of the 45th anniversary of the release of SWEET CHARITY last month, plus the brand new Blu-ray editions of FUNNY LADY and ALL THAT JAZZ now available. Plus, Vereen shines a light on his ongoing patronship of the arts and spotlights the importance of arts education in schools via the nationwide high school competition series leading up to the yearly Ben Vereen Awards while also clueing us in on some of his upcoming theatre projects, including directing a regional production of HAIR and more. As if all of that were not enough, Vereen also comments on some recent small screen and big screen appearances including his turn on the final season of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER opposite Neil Patrick Harris and sharing the screen with Betty White on HOT IN CLEVELAND, not to mention the smash hit success of the ensemble Chris Rock comedy TOP FIVE. All of that, first news on his upcoming feature film TIME OUT OF MIND and much, much more with one of Broadway's best triple-threats.

George Street Playhouse Cancels Tonight's Performance of BUYER & CELLAR Due to Inclement Weather
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 5, 2015


?George Street Playhouse and Artistic Director David Saint have announced that tonight's performance of BUYER & CELLAR, starring New Jersey native John Tartaglia, has been cancelled due to extreme weather conditions.

BWW Interview: Maureen McGovern Will Celebrate Women at 54 Below
by Adrienne Onofri - Mar 9, 2015


The former pop star and Broadway headliner brings her tribute to female singer-songwriters to 54 Below.

BWW Interview: Sutton Foster on Making Her Carnegie Hall Solo Debut, Self-Doubt & Starring in a 'Revamped' WILD PARTY at Encores!
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 7, 2015


Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster will soon make her solo debut at Carnegie Hall, where she'll perform alongside VIOLET co-star Joshua Henry, Meghan McInnis, and the renowned New York Pops on March 13.

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