Anthony Wayne's FABULOUS, ONE MORE TIME Tickets On Sale Now
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 2, 2012
Tickets to "FABULOUS, ONE MORE TIME: A SYLVESTER CONCERT" are on sale now. Seating $25, Standing $15. Anthony Wayne (Priscilla; Anything Goes) directs and brings to life the 1970's Disco singer Sylvester on July 29th, 2012 at 6pm for this One Night Only Concert at Le Poisson Rouge.
BWW Poll Results: Voters Choose to Bring Back PRISCILLA!
by BWW - Jul 2, 2012
Summer is here at last, and unfortunately for Broadway, that means that there are many closings coming up. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT and GODSPELL, and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR have recently taken their final Broadway bows. They'll be followed soon by ANYTHING GOES, MEMPHIS and SISTER ACT, which close July 8, August 5, and August 26 respectively.
Last week's poll asked: what soon-to-close musical do you wish you could save? Your response was PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (29%) and ANYTHING GOES (27%).
Pittsburgh CLO to Present THE ADDAMS FAMILY, 7/31 - 8/12
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 29, 2012
Full casting has been announced for theupcoming national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, which will make its Pennsylvania premiere in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, July 31 - Sunday, August 12, 2012, at the Benedum Center
ANYTHING GOES Will Now Close on Broadway July 8
by BWW News Desk - Jun 26, 2012
The final two weeks of performances begin today for Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning production of Anything Goes. Scheduled to run through August 5th, the musical must end on Sunday, July 8th, 2012. Directed & choreographed by 2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes is playing on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street).
BWW Polls: What Soon-to-Close Musical Do You Wish You Could Save?
by BWW - Jun 22, 2012
Summer is here at last, and unfortunately for Broadway, that means that there are many closings coming up. Soon to take their last Broadway bows are PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT and GODSPELL, which close on Sunday, June 24. They'll be followed soon by JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, ANYTHING GOES, and SISTER ACT, which close July 1, August 5, and August 26 respectively.
The Ordway’s 2012-2013 Season Single Tickets Go On Sale 6/24
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 21, 2012
Single tickets for all Ordway Center for the Performing Arts events go on sale to the general public Sunday, June 24. Tickets can be purchased online at ordway.org starting at 12:01 a.m. CT and the Ordway ticket office will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. CT for purchases in person or by phone at 651.224.4222.
FREEZE FRAME: ANYTHING GOES Celebrates 500 Performances on Broadway!
by Walter McBride - Jun 20, 2012
Today, June 20, Roundabout Theatre's production of Anything Goes celebrated its 500th Broadway performance. This acclaimed production marks the second longest Broadway run in Roundabout's history, following its beloved revival of Cabaret. As previously announced, the show, which won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, will shutter on August 5, 2012.
BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration today and brings you a sneak peek at the salute below. Stay tuned for full coverage coming shortly!
SOUND OFF Special Interview: Leslie Uggams Talks UPTOWN / DOWNTOWN, PIPE DREAM, MILLIE & More
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 21, 2012
Today we are talking to an iconic Tony Award-winning star who made her name as a teenager singing on TV variety shows - THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW and SING ALONG WITH MITCH included - and then went on to a multimedia career in film and theatre, conquering Broadway with her Tony-winning turn in the Jule Styne/Arthur Laurents musical HALLELUJAH, BABY! in 1967 and returning to the stage in the subsequent decades in a host of Broadway productions, such as BLUES IN THE NIGHT, JERRY'S GIRLS, ANYTHING GOES, August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II and her celebrated Muzzy in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - a role she reprises in the new Muny production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical beginning this week - the one and only Leslie Uggams. Taking a thorough look back at her career thus far, Uggams opens up about her many successes and how she has endured for fifty years in show business and shares recollections of many of her most noted co-stars and collaborators, all the way up to the recent 2012 Encores! PIPE DREAM. Additionally, Uggams comments on her film and TV appearances over the years, speaking about her work in INHERIT THE WIND, TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN, ROOTS and beyond. Plus, she shares her candid opinions on GLEE, SMASH, Broadway then versus now, future plans for her Lena Horne solo show and thoughts on other roles she would enjoy pursuing - and much, much more!
Jeremy Jordan, Audra McDonald, et al. to Take Part in 2012 BROADWAY BARKS, 7/14
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 19, 2012
Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters will host the fourteenth annual BROADWAY BARKS!, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. Produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, sponsored by the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and with additional sponsorship by the New York Times, the event will take place on Saturday, July 14 in Shubert Alley, the heart of the Broadway Theater District (located between 44th and 45th Streets, between Broadway and Eighth Avenues). The festivities begin at 3:30 p.m.; celebrity presentations of pets from animal shelters citywide will take place between 5-6:30 p.m.
2012 BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK Schedule Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 18, 2012
The best of Broadway will be presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with "106.7 Lite FM's Broadway in Bryant Park 2012" - a lunchtime series beginning July 12 at 12:30 p.m. on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Resorts World Casino New York City and hosted by Lite FM's on-air personalities, the twelfth annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances will run through August 16.
Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy, Adrienne Barbeau and More Set for Music Circus' 2012 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2012
After auditioning performers in New York City, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California Musical Theatre Artistic Director Glenn Casale has announced casting for the 62nd Music Circus season, including celebrated stage and screen stars as well as audience favorites from previous Music Circus seasons. The five-show season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion includes Grease, Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof and Crazy for You.
Sutton Foster, Andrew Garfield Among Nominees of 2012 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 14, 2012
The second wave of nominees have been announced for the 2012 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS. Among the nominees are Broadway stars Sutton Foster, who has been nominated for Choice TV Breakout Female Star for her series 'Bunheads' and Andrew Garfield, nominated for Choice Summer Male Movie Star for his upcoming film 'The Amazing Spider-Man.'
New Staging of Mel Brooks’ THE PRODUCERS Set for Arts Centre Melbourne, July
by James T Harding - Jun 14, 2012
The Production Company opens its 2012 Season on July 11 with the Mel Brooks comic masterpiece, The Producers. This brand new staging by Andrew Hallsworth and Dean Bryant will star seven of Australia's best comic talents in a company of fifty singers, dancers and musicians.
ANYTHING GOES to Play Final Performance on Broadway August 5
by Robert Diamond - Jun 13, 2012
Roundabout has announced that the final eight weeks of performances begin today for the Tony Award winning production of Anything Goes. The original limited engagement subscription run opened on April 7, 2011 and was scheduled to run for 19 weeks. It went on to be extended three times through August 5, 2012 and this week, Anything Goes will celebrate its 500th performance on Broadway. This acclaimed production marks the second longest Broadway run in Roundabout's history, following its beloved revival of Cabaret.
2012 undergroundzero festival Announces Full Line-Up, Set for 6/29-7/29
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2012
A cooperative of NYC-based cutting-edge experimental theater companies and artists will present their work throughout July as part of the 2012 undergroundzero festival (Paul Bargetto, Artistic Director, Connie Hall, Executive Director). The festival will take place June 29-July 29 on 5 stages in the East Village and Brooklyn and outdoor sites throughout lower Manhattan. Weekly parties, panels, and new play readings will happen at festival headquarters: the legendary Living Theatre.
SOUND OFF Special Interview: Sutton Foster Talks BUNHEADS, Broadway Beginnings, UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN & More
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 11, 2012
Earlier today I had the extreme privilege of speaking to one of the biggest Broadway stars of the new millennium all about her new ABC Family original series BUNHEADS - two-time Tony Award-winning triple-threat dynamo Sutton Foster. Candidly recalling her professional beginnings, auditioning for the national tour of THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at only 17 for director/choreographer Jeff Calhoun - our recent 2012 Tony Awards special chat available here - and starring in GREASE on Broadway under his direction shortly thereafter, Foster also shares her post-Tony Awards night memories from ten years ago today, when she first won a trophy for her star-making turn in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE. Clearly, Foster has remained busy since her Tony-winning Reno Sweeney in the hit revival of ANYTHING GOES last season, as well, with the fantastic new Amy Sherman-Palladino-penned BUNHEADS proving to be the ideal opportunity for her to bring her considerable stage chops to the small screen and show off her serious skills as a comedienne, dancer, singer and actress to a whole new audience in a major way. Of course, Broadway babies have known for over a decade that Sutton Foster is the rare star that comes along once a generation and BUNHEADS now gives her the national stage so that she may give the world everything she's got to give - and that's a whole lot. In addition to an analysis of the central character on BUNHEADS, Michelle, and a look ahead to what we can expect in the ensuing season that kicks off tonight at 9 PM on ABC Family with the enchanting and hilarious pilot episode, Sutton and I also shine a light on the many musical theatre associations in the BUNHEADS universe, current and future - such as the razzle dazzle Las Vegas opening number of the pilot, penned by songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, which was originally performed on Broadway in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN; BUNHEADS series regular and A CHORUS LINE original cast standout Kelly Bishop as Michelle's domineering ballet instructor mother-in-law; Michelle's determination to land a lead role in CHICAGO someday; and, we even discuss some possibilities for musical numbers and song sequences on BUNHEADS in the future ("At The Ballet", perhaps?). Plus, Sutton shares her thoughts on SMASH, expresses her interest in exploring a revival of THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN onstage soon and much, much more!
Subscriptions for Beck Center's 2012-2013 Season on Sale 6/15
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 11, 2012
Beck Center for the Arts has announced its 2012/2013 Professional Theater season including five locally produced premieres and an eclectic mix of outrageous comedies, award-winning musicals and inspiring dramas that Northeast Ohio audiences have come to expect from Beck Center.
2012 Tony Awards: The Winners' Remarks - All the Speeches!
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 10, 2012
The 2012 Tony Awards have finished, with big wins for ONCE, Audra McDonald, James Corden and more. BroadwayWorld brings you a recap of the winners' remarks below. Whether you missed an honoree or just want to re-live the moment, scroll down to read each winner's acceptance speech!