The New Group proudly presents the world premiere of Things We Want by Jonathan Marc Sherman, directed by Ethan Hawke. Kicking off The New Group's 2007-2008 season, the production features Paul Dano, Peter Dinklage, Josh Hamilton and Zoe Kazan. This limited Off-Broadway engagement will play October 22 through December 15 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theater/410 West 42nd Street). Things We Want will have its Official Opening Night on Wednesday, November 7 at 7PM.
NEW THIS WEEK! Discounts! Audition Notices! TWO BEST BETS! News of the Baltimore Playwrights Group, RepStage, and Batboy in DC! PLUS FREE events at Spotlighters and CENTERSTAGE!
Celebrating the release of the New Broadway Cast Recording of America's favorite musical Grease from Masterworks Broadway, Max Crumm (Danny) and Laura Osnes (Sandy), winners of the hit nationally televised talent competition 'Grease: You're The One That I Want,' along with other featured Broadway cast will appear on Monday, October 8 at 6:30 PM at Virgin Megastore in Times Square (1540 Broadway).
The 2007 New Broadway Cast Recording of Grease, directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall, available nationwide on October 2, 2007.
Joan Rivers, the legendary American TV and celebrity personality, is workshopping her new original play The Joan Rivers Theatre Project at San Francisco's Magic Theatre. BroadwayWorld.com's News Desk Editor, Eugene Lovendusky (a native of San Francisco), had the fortunate opportunity to chat with Rivers yesterday morning, to share some thoughts and discuss her work-in-progress...
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...
We talk to, and hear from, the wonderful Stephanie Block! Most recently seen as Grace O' Malley in The Pirate Queen, you might also remember her as Liza Minnelli from The Boy from Oz, with Hugh Jackman. Add to that a 2006 Helen Hayes award for Outstanding Actress for her performance as Elphaba in the First National Touring Company of Wicked, Stephanie is it -- what we love about our leading ladies: ever graceful, humble, and sharp as a tack. Oh yes, and she can sing pretty well, too
We also play songs from two of her shows: 'She Loves to Hear the Music' from The Boy from Oz, and 'Woman' from Pirate Queen
This week: Best Bet: Rep Stage's Mrs. Farnsworth! Spotlighters goes dark! BPF to perform at the Kennedy Center! News of The Wedding Singer and My Fair Lady tours!
One of the Broadway's Young Frankenstein stars, Fred Applegate, who will play Inspector Kemp, recently spoke, in between rehearsals in Seattle, to BroadwayWorld's James Sims about the monster musical and his experiences working with Mel Brooks in The Producers...
Playwrights Horizons has announced additional casting and details for the first production of its 2007/2008 Season, the World Premiere of 100 Saints You Should Know, a new play by Kate Fodor
Erin Riley, recent star of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig at Spotlighters Theatre talks about life as an actress in Baltimore and beyond.
Michelle Pfeiffer sits down at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills to discuss her role in the upcoming musical film 'Hairspray.'
We profile the new musical 'Sessions' and talk to writer Albert Tapper, and actors Amy Bodner and Trishia Rapier who perform two songs from the show in-studio accompanied by musical director Fran Minarik, 'It Feels Like Home' and 'I Will Never Find Another You.'
The temperature's rising with 'Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy 2007' as Broadway stars (and off-stage couple), Alan Campbell and Lauren Kennedy have taken the creative reigns for the up-coming season!
In November, Kristin Huffman made her Broadway debut as Sarah (flute, piccolo and sax) in John Doyle's production of Company. The actress, with a new series of tales that go inside the making of Company from an actor's perspective, starting at the Cincinnati Playhouse and on to New York, continues her stories about a 15-year career that has led her to the door of the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Updated 05/22/2007! Tony Nominations reactions! Best Bet CD! Workshop announced!
We talk to Steven Tomlinson whose one-man show, 'American Fiesta' is currently playing at the Vineyard Theatre.
Tony award winner, Karen Ziemba talks to BroadwayBullet backstage at Curtains, her new musical with David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk. She also discusses the show 'Contact' which brought her award and much more!
I don't think that we've ever given out so many four and five star reviews and there's a lot of exciting reading and buying of books, as well as gift-giving ahead...
James Howard weighs in as Hippodrome announces 2007 - 2008 season of oldies, movies-to-stage shows and a circus act. And Avenue Q!
American Theatre Freestyle is a series of candid and minimally edited conversations about the American Theatre in today's culture; where have we been, where are we now, where are we heading; what is working, what is missing; how are we relevant; how are we vital?
The New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced its first-ever Spring Concert series, featuring 4 different shows from March through June - beginning with 'More Unauthorized Musicology of Ben Folds' on Monday, March 26 at the Zipper Theatre
Lately, it's been Spring (Awakening) Fever on Broadway with fans, celebrities and more coming to see the new show - not to mention that it received the best reviews of the 2006/2007 theatre season. In this first of a three part series, we check in with the second of the show's talented young stars - Lea Michele, who created the role of Wendla in Spring Awakening - 7 years ago!
An interview with Matthew Schleigh, star of It's a Wonderful Life, Ragtime, and Buddy.
Two time Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega talks about her new solo CD, 'Les Miz', the movie version on 'Rent', her early recording deal with Mercury Records and more in this revealing interview.
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