South Pacific

Photo Coverage: YANK! Sneek Preview for the Press (Part Two)

The Off-Broadway premiere of the musical Yank! featuring music by Joseph Zellnik, book and lyrics by David Zellnik, and directed by Igor Goldin, will begin performances February 16th with an official opening set for Wednesday, February 24th at The Theatre at Saint Peter's. (more...)

Photo Coverage: YANK! Sneek Preview for the Press (Part One)

The Off-Broadway premiere of the musical Yank! featuring music by Joseph Zellnik, book and lyrics by David Zellnik, and directed by Igor Goldin, will begin performances February 16th with an official opening set for Wednesday, February 24th at The Theatre at Saint Peter's. (more...)

Photos: YANK! Meet The Cast & Creative Team

The Off-Broadway premiere of the musical Yank! featuring music by Joseph Zellnik, book and lyrics by David Zellnik, and directed by Igor Goldin, will begin performances February 16th with an official opening set for Wednesday, February 24th at The Theatre at Saint Peter's.? (more...)

BWW Interviews: Florence Henderson

It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment when Florence Henderson became a household name. It was certainly through the media of television, but was it her numerous appearances on the then-popular variety shows? Perhaps it was because of the proliferation of commercials she did for Polident and Wesson Oil; the latter in which she helped coin the phrase "Wessonality". Obviously her long stint as Mrs. Carol Brady in "The Brady Bunch" played a major role in her becoming not only a name people easily recognized, but a talent that has genuinely been appreciated by different generations down through the years. (more...)

Photo Flash: Bidding For Good: Broadway Bears

BROADWAY BEARS is an auction featuring a cuddly chorus line of one-of-a-kind teddy bears, each meticulously outfitted in original, handmade costumes by Broadway's leading costume designers and representing memorable characters from plays and musicals, past and present. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Caroline Sheen, As She Releases RAISE THE CURTAIN

As Caroline prepares to launch her Debut album Raise the Curtain and join the North American tour of Mary Poppins, BWW catches up with the busy lady. (more...)

BWW Interviews: THE john & jen CHRONICLES, Part Three - Martha Wilkinson

"Martha" is Martha Wilkinson, an actress who's been on the scene for more than 20 years, performing on stages all over town, racking up glowing notices other actresses would kill for, carting off nine - count 'em, nine! - First Night Awards, being named the Nashville Scene's best actress, ranking atop Nashville.BroadwayWorld.com's year-end review for 2009, and winning hearts every time she walks onstage. (more...)

BWW Reviews: SOUTH PACIFIC at The 5th Avenue Theatre

The 5th Avenue Theatre is presenting the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “South Pacific”. This 2008 Tony and Drama Desk award winning revival comes direct from it’s continuing run on Broadway and is directed by Seattle favorite Bartlett Sher (who was one of the aforementioned award winners). So with all that in it’s favor, it’s surprising that the show did not wow. It’s good but not great. (more...)

O REI E EU (THE KING AND I) in Brazil

Após os premiados sucessos de público e crítica My Fair Lady e West Side Story , Jorge Takla prepara em São Paulo a sua mais grandiosa montagem de um musical originário da Broadway: O Rei e Eu, de Richard Rodgers e Oscar Hammerstein II. (more...)

REVIEW: Kelli O'Hara Performs Exquisite O.C. Cabaret Debut, Ends 1/24

Add "Cabaret Queen" to this woman's long list of accomplishments. When three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara steps in front of an audience and sings, you feel like you're in the presence of a true star. During her much too short cabaret concert at the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Samueli Theater, O'Hara dazzled with a mix of familiar Broadway favorites, original songs and personal anecdotes that collectively illustrated her journey towards becoming America's Next Top Broadway Superstar. And if these series of concerts are of any indication, such a title is truly deserved. She possesses a voice so pure that notes of any kind sound beautiful and effortless. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Michael Riedel Talks SPIDER-MAN on Theater Talk, Season Preview

Today, a preview clip from the upcoming season of Theater Talk has been released in which panelists Michael Riedel, Susan Haskins, Jesse Green, Michael Musto and Patrick Pacheco discuss the viability of the upcoming Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, now expected to open on Broadway in the fall of 2010 after financial troubles delayed a winter opening. Theater Talk, a weekly expose of world theater that airs on PBS Friday nights (PBS/Thirteen) and 5 times weekly on CUNY TV. Theater Talk makes its 2010 premiere tomorrow at 1 AM on Thirteen. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Triple Tony Nominee KELLI O'HARA on O.C. Cabaret Debut, 1/21-1/24

In just the span of a few short years, Kelli O'Hara has become one of Broadway's most beloved women of musical theater. With three Tony® Award nominations in a row under her belt (The Light in the Piazza, The Pajama Game and, most recently, the critically-acclaimed revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific), the revered stage star is now getting ready to debut an updated version of her much-lauded cabaret act from New York's Café Carlyle at the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Samueli Theater on January 21. The intimate series of concerts will feature not only some familiar Broadway hits but also a few songs close to the singer-actor's heart, some of which can be found on her debut album Wonder of the World. She will also sprinkle the show with a few stories and anecdotes from her life: from her early childhood in Oklahoma to her debut on the Great White Way. O'Hara recently sat down for a quick chat with BroadwayWorld to discuss her early influences, her distinguished Broadway roles, and even some of her guilty pleasures. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Sutton Foster at The Broadway Workshop

The Broadway Workshop, Manhattan's fastestgrowing acting program for young artists teamed up with Tony Award winning Broadway star Sutton Foster this week for a special one day workshop fro students ages 9-14 in New York City. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the occasion. (more...)

SPIDER-MAN Producers Release Statement on Refunds & Schedule Change

The producers of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark have announced a schedule change for the new Broadway production opening at the Hilton Theatre this year. (more...)

Looking Back: The O.C.'s (and L.A.'s) BEST of 2009

BroadwayWorld/Costa Mesa's Michael Lawrence Quintos looks back at the highs of this past year. Orange County (or "The O.C." as it's more popularly nicknamed) saw a plethora of amazing theater this past year, thanks to a hits-driven national tour line-up at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, as well as some great productions at some local/regional companies such as South Coast Repertory and The Laguna Playhouse. And nearby L.A. and San Diego provided O.C. residents even more choices for great theatergoing experiences. (more...)

Photo Flash: Harburg Family Attend Theatre for New City's Production of E.Y. Harburg's FLAHOOLEY

On Christmas Eve, members of the Harburg family attended the show at Theater for the New City and joined cast members of E.Y. Harburg's'Flahooley'. (more...)

Photo Flash: Matt Cavenaugh and Marina Lazzaretto instruct students in a Broadway Artists Alliance Master Class

Students were engaged and challenged as they learned original Jerome Robbins choreography in a morning dance class, led by West Side Story's dance captain Marina Lazzaretto, on Saturday, December 19. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings On The Today Show

Brian Stokes Mitchell visited The Today Show to sing a selection from his new CD/DVD "Ring Christmas Bells." Mitchell also discussed his "Lights on Broadway With brian Stokes Mitchell" children's book, a benefit for The Actors Fund. Each book comes with a CD single of "I was Here." (more...)

Photo Coverage: Broadway Green Alliance E-Waste Collection

'Tis the season of buying new and replacing old electronics, and to commemorate its one year anniversary, the Broadway Green Alliance hosted an industry-wide electronic waste (e-waste) collection for actors, stage crew, producers, general managers and theaters from across the Great White Way, sponsored by WeRecycle! on Wednesday, December 16. (more...)

Laura Osnes Re-Joins SOUTH PACIFIC; Kelli O'Hara Takes Final Bow Jan. 3

Laura Osnes will return to the role of Ensign Nellie Forbush in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, directed by Bartlett Sher, beginning Tuesday, January 5 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Kelli O'Hara, who originated the role in the production, will play her last performance on Sunday, January 3. (more...)