Josh Segarra to Replace Bryce Ryness in Off-Broadway's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
by Tyler Peterson
- Jun 27, 2013
Producer Cedric Yau has announced that Josh Segarra will step into the role of Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, the hit show now running Off-Broadway. He will replace Bryce Ryness, who is set to star in the musical First Date, on Broadway. Segarra will head the cast as thephlegmatic Phileas Fogg, the quintessential Brit who takes a bet to travel the globe in 80 days. Shirine Babb, Jimmy Ray Bennett, John Gregorio & Stephen Guarino round out this ensemble cast.
Photos and Video: Meet the Cast of Broadway-Bound FIRST DATE- Zachary Levi, Krysta Rodriguez & More!
by Nicole Rosky
- Jun 25, 2013
Zachary Levi, star of TV's 'Chuck,' Disney's feature film Tangled and the upcoming Thor: The Dark World, will make his Broadway debut starring opposite Broadway and television ingenue Krysta Rodriguez('Smash,' The Addams Family) in First Date, Broadway's new romantic musicalcomedy. With a book by Austin Winsberg ('Gossip Girl'), music and lyrics byAlan Zachary and Michael Weiner (Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed) and musical staging by Josh Rhodes (Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella) First Dateis directed by Bill Berry (Producing Director of The 5th Avenue Theatre). BroadwayWorld brings you clips of the cast in action below!
Bryce Ryness, Eric Ankrim & More Join FIRST DATE; Box Office to Open 6/10
by Tyler Peterson
- Jun 7, 2013
Tony Award-winning producer Junkyard Dog Productions (Memphis) is proud to announce that Bryce Ryness, Eric Ankrim, Kevin Kern and Sydney Shepherd will join stars Zachary Levi ('Chuck,' Tangled,Thor: The Dark World) and Krysta Rodriguez ('Smash,' The Addams Family) in FIRST DATE, Broadway's new romantic musical comedy. FIRST DATE begins performances Tuesday, July 9, 2013, and opens Thursday, August 8, 2013, at Broadway's LongacreTheatre (220 West 48th Street).
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Announces New Summer Schedule
by Tyler Peterson
- Jun 4, 2013
The Off-Broadway Production of Around the World in 80 Days, produced by Cedric Yau & the YOW! Theater Company, has changed their schedule for the summer following their opening on May 30, 2013 at The New Theater at 45th Street. Around the World in 80 Days is a play by Mark Brown, based on the novel by Jules Verne & is an open-ended run.
Review - Around The World In 80 Days
by Michael Dale
- May 31, 2013
The last time Mark Brown's charming and witty stage adaptation of Jules Verne's Around The World In 80 Days played Off-Broadway, it was in a pocket-sized production highlighted by a pair of on-stage Foley artists providing live sound effects. But in the eye-popping new Off-Broadway production, director/designer Rachel Klein is working with considerably larger pockets.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Opens on May 30th
by Kelsey Denette
- May 16, 2013
The Off-Broadway-bound Production Around the World in 80 Days, produced by Cedric Yau & the Yow! Theater Company, is zooming to a galloping start! Sprinting towards a May 30, 2013 Opening at The New Theater at 45th Street, Around the World in 80 Days is a comedic play by Mark Brown, based on the Jules Verne novel.
SALVAGE AND REAL ADVENTURE Features Celina Carvajal, Bryce Ryness and More Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- May 13, 2013
Celina Carvajal (Kinky Boots) and Bryce Ryness (Around the World in 80 Days,Hair) will star in a presentation of SALVAGE, a new musical by Harris Doran and Arthur LaFrentz Bacon tonight, May 13, 2013 at 7:30 PM at the Daryl Roth Theatre in New York City as part of New York Theatre Barn's revolutionary new musical development platform NYTB in the D-Lounge, executive produced by Laura Brandel and Jason Najjoum.
SALVAGE AND REAL ADVENTURE Will Feature Celina Carvajal, Bryce Ryness and More, 5/13
by Kelsey Denette
- May 9, 2013
Celina Carvajal (Kinky Boots) and Bryce Ryness (Around the World in 80 Days,Hair) will star in a presentation of SALVAGE, a new musical by Harris Doran and Arthur LaFrentz Bacon onMonday, May 13, 2013 at 7:30 PM at the Daryl Roth Theatre in New York City as part of New York Theatre Barn's revolutionary new musical development platform NYTB in the D-Lounge, executive produced by Laura Brandel and Jason Najjoum.
BWW CD Review: SEE ROCK CITY & OTHER DESTINATIONS Off-Broadway Cast Recording
by Brittany Goldfield Rodrigues
- Apr 8, 2013
See Rock City & Other Destinations, the Drama Desk Award winning, off-Broadway pop-rock musical tells the story of different travellers and their experiences at major tourist destinations. The musical follows: a wanderer who halts his travels to connect with intelligent life in Roswell, New Mexico, a woman who decides to take a chance on love, three sisters who set off to throw their fathers ashes into the sea, and a troubled bride who debates taking a jump over Niagara Falls.
Transport Group Theatre's SEE ROCK CITY & OTHER DESTINATIONS Cast Recording Celebrates Release at 54 Below Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 13, 2013
The long anticipated cast recording of the Drama Desk award-winning SEE ROCK CITY & OTHER DESTINATIONS has been recorded by Yellow Sound Label, produced by Michael Croiter, to be released in digital and CD formats on March 19, 2013. The album features the cast of the Summer 2010 off-Broadway premiere produced by Transport Group Theatre Company (Artistic Director, Jack Cummings III; Executive Director, Lori Fineman) at The Duke on 42nd Street. The album will be available everywhere, including iTunes and Amazon.com.
Marilyn Maye, Charles Busch, Ricky Ritzel and More Set for 54 Below, Now thru 3/17
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 11, 2013
Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launches its new series of late night events this March. Joining Tuesday nights' popular "Backstage" with Susie Mosher will be the "54 Piano Bar," a new vocal competition - 'The Callback," singing sensation Marilyn Maye, performance legend Charles Busch, cabaret's own Ricky Ritzel, performance artist James Jackson, Jr. and more!
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