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STAGE TUBE: Hugh Jackman Accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
by Sally Henry Fuller - Aug 18, 2014


Tony Award-winner Hugh Jackman is the latest Broadway star to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In this video, Hugh Jackman and fellow cast members challenge Tom Cruise and the cast of Mission: Impossible 5, the whole staff of William Morris Endeavor, and Oscar Isaac and the Star Wars cast.

VIDEO: HEDWIG's Andrew Rannells Channels Hugh Jackman on Tonight Show!
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 14, 2014


On last night's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, Jimmy talked to Girls star and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells about his latest Broadway project, taking over the lead role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Hugh Jackman Was Considered for Proposed Film of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Sequel
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 13, 2014


'Les Mis' star Hugh Jackman was among the top picks under consideration to star in a proposed film sequel to the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Extended Cut to be Released in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 9, 2014


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has confirmed it will release an extended edition of Bryan Singer's X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, that will 'restor some of the scenes-and subplots-cut out of the original edition.'

VIDEO: Levar Burton Plugs '@Tweeting Rainbow' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 8, 2014


Since Levar Burton succeeded in getting his "Reading Rainbow" app funded for schools, he's now setting his sights on another popular form of web-based communication. #TweetingRainbow

Encores! BAND WAGON, LADY, BE GOOD, ZORBA! and Four MTC World Premieres Set for NY City Center's 2014-15 Season; Full Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Aug 7, 2014


New York City Center's 2014-15 season features an exciting lineup of dance and musical theater that begins with the 11th season of City Center's acclaimed Fall for Dance Festival. The Festival features 24 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world, and will kick off in September with two free dance performances at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park in association with The Public Theater, followed by five unique programs at City Center in October. The Band Wagon, an Encores! Special Event starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, follows in November, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, City Center's Principal Dance Company, returns for a month-long engagement in December.

Breaking: Brand-New Production of THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS Coming to Broadway; Rob Ashford to Direct!
by BWW News Desk - Aug 7, 2014


Those foot-stopping aggies, those friendly ladies of the night (and day), Miss Mona, Sherriff Ed Earl Dodd, the side-stepping Governor, and master media manipulator Melvin P. Thorpe will populate Broadway in the brand-new production of the Larry L. King - Pete Masterson - Carol Hall musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

VIDEO: Chloe Grace Moretz Talks Musical Skills & More on JIMMY KIMMEL
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 7, 2014


On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Chloe Grace Moretz talked about learning to play the cello for her new movie and she explains what it was like to DJ her brother's wedding.

Stephen Lee Anderson, Stephen Bogardus, Patti Cohenour and More to Lead Steve Martin's BRIGHT STAR at The Old Globe; Walter Bobbie Directs!
by BWW News Desk - Aug 6, 2014


The Old Globe today announced the full cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Bright Star, a new American musical featuring music by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, lyrics by Brickell, and book by Martin, based on an original story by Martin and Brickell. Directed by Walter Bobbie, Bright Star will run September 13 - November 2, 2014 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run September 13 - September 27. Opening night is Sunday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. Single tickets go on sale on Friday, August 8 at noon.

William Ivey Long Joins Creative Team of THE BELLE OF AMHERST
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 6, 2014


Don Gregory, the original and current producer of THE BELLE OF AMHERST, just announced that six time Tony Award® winner William Ivey Long (The Producers, Hairspray, Bullets Over Broadway, Cinderella) has joined the creative team to design the signature period costumes for the new production of WilliamLuce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson starring Golden Globe Award® nominee Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck," Side Effects).

VIDEO: Kim Kardashian Dishes on Wedding Details on JIMMY KIMMEL
by - Aug 6, 2014


Kim Kardashian stopped by JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE this week to talk about how she and Kanye tried to trick the media about the location of their wedding, her sister Khloe's wedding-day hangover, and the many rumors that swirled around the event.

VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Reviews Beyonce and Jay Z Concert on LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 5, 2014


On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on ABC, Jimmy shared his thoughts on the Beyonce and Jay Z concert he attended. Check out the clip below!

VIDEO: Jimmy Challenges Kim Kardashian to Diaper Changing Contest on KIMMEL LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 5, 2014


On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on ABC, guest Kim Kardashian and Jimmy, who both have baby daughters, competed in a diaper changing contest. Check out the clip below!

PCPA Presents OKLAHOMA! at Solvang Festival Theater, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 1, 2014


Oklahoma!, the groundbreaking musical that ushered in the golden age of musical theatre, plays at the Solvang Festival Theater today, August 1, through the 24th, 2014.

Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, Carol Burnett, Alan Alda & More Will Rotate Through All-Star Broadway Revival of A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS at the Nederlander
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 31, 2014


A.R. Gurney's enduring romance about first loves and second chances, LOVE LETTERS, will have its first Broadway revival, beginning performances Saturday, September 13, 2014, at 8pm, at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41 Street).

VIDEO: 'What If' Star Daniel Radcliffe Gives Haircut to Complete Stranger on JIMMY KIMMEL
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 30, 2014


Daniel Radcliffe stopped by last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE to talk about his latest film 'What If', however soon found himself on Hollywood Blvd giving his very first haircut to a complete stranger!

Photo Flash: First Look at Alex Ross, Sarah Elizabeth Smith and More in the Regional Premiere of THE BOY FROM OZ at Uptown Players
by Christina Mancuso - Jul 30, 2014


Uptown Players closes its 2014 season with the Regional Premiere of the 2003 Tony Award winning musical, The Boy From Oz. This is the first regional theater production announced in the United States since the Broadway production and will run July 25 through August 10, 2014 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. Check out a first look below!

Meet the Current Casts of Broadway's Long Running Hits- CINDERELLA!
by BWW Special Coverage - Aug 13, 2014


A great, big Broadway season is on its way, with fourteen productions already slated to open in the next few months. With several weeks until the craziness begins, there is still plenty of time to catch up on what's been going on at Broadway's already occupied theaters . BroadwayWorld will be profiling the hits of the Great White Way that continue to draw crowds after months, years, and (in some cases) decades. Meet the current cast of Broadway's CINDERELLA below!

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