Based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, the musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars. It was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical, and won six. It was later adapted into a motion picture from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures in 2006.
Sweet Charity's Denis O'Hare will chat it up with Seth Rudetsky at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox on October 6th
Over two dozen new performers have signed on to appear in the Actors' Fund On the Twentieth Century benefit concert, which will star Marin Mazzie, Doug Sills, Brad Oscar, Kathleen Turner and others
Disney has announced that Tarzan will being previews on March 24, to open on May 10, 2006.
ANDRE BENJAMIN AND ANTWAN PATTON STAR IN LEAD ROLES; ALSO STARRING VING RHAMES, TERRENCE DASHON HOWARD, FAIZON LOVE, MALINDA WILLIAMS, PAULA PARKER, JACKIE LONG, PAULA PATTON AND PATTI LABELLE; WITH MACY GRAY, BEN VEREEN AND CICELY TYSON
AWARD-WINNING BRYAN BARBER MAKES THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM DIRECTING DEBUT
TONY-WINNER HINTON BATTLE CHOREOGRAPHS DANCE SEQUENCES
LaChanze has been announced as the star of the upcoming musical The Color Purple, which will begin previews at the Broadway Theatre on November 1st
Host Star Jones ('The View') and special guest Deborah Cox (Aida) will join Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy (Big River) and The Broadway Inspirational Voices for the return of BROADWAY GOSPEL CELEBRATION: 11 a special evening of gospel music to benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS on Sunday, October 16 at 8 PM at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street).
Geva Theatre Center (Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director) and Five Course Love Company LLC will present the lip-smacking new musical comedy Five Course Love with Book, Music & Lyrics by Gregg Coffin at the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane (between Sixth Avenue and MacDougal Street).
John Bolton, Heather Ayers and Jeff Gurner will star in Gregg Coffin's 'Five Course Love'
Marin Mazzie and Douglas Sills have been cast as the bickering leads of On the Twentieth Century in an Actors' Fund of America benefit concert that will be held at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Sept. 26
The Playright Horizons show begins previews on August 30 and opens on September 25.
Broadway Mama ANNE L. NATHAN, from THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, RAGTIME, the Tony-winning revival of ASSASSINS and the national tours of LES MISERABLES and ASPECTS OF LOVE, joins the cast of THE TIMES!
Sally Struthers will descend the Harmonia Gardens staircase in the title role of Hello, Dolly!, which will run from July 5th to 9th at Oklahoma City's Lyric Theatre
The musical adaptation of The Color Purple, which is aiming for a fall Broadway slot, will workshop in New York this summer
Replacing Daniel Davis, the beloved crooner will take over as Georges in La Cage aux Folles starting April 15th
The producers of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES announced today that legendary Broadway star Robert Goulet is confirmed to join the cast of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. The Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning actor will replace Daniel Davis in the role of Georges mid-April (exact date TBD) at Broadway's Marquis Theatre. Understudy John Hillner will assume the role for the interim performances.
GHETTO SUPERSTAR (THE MAN THAT I AM), WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY BILLY PORTER BEGINS PREVIEWS FEBRUARY 10th
Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to present the world premiere of 'Harold & Maude: The Musical,' starring Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons, Eric Millegan, Donna English, Donna Lynne Champlin and Danny Burstein.
NEIL Berg's much lauded tribute to the Great White Way, 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY, returns with a new show to the recently renovated 800-seat Tarrytown Music Hall on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at 8PM. If you yearn for an evening of all the great Broadway musical numbers, sung by all the great Broadway stars without the distraction of dialogue, this is it!
Join us Monday, October 4, 7PM, for Queer Songbook: A New Generation of Broadway Composers. Queer Songbook hosts this special concert benefiting the Center.
Neil Berg's much lauded tribute to the Great White Way, 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY, returns with a new show to the recently renovated 800-seat Tarrytown Music Hall on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at 8PM.
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced the casting for its 16th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will be held at the new DODGER STAGES on Sunday, October 3 and Monday, October 4, 2004.
Morgan's Cabaret at The Prince Music Theater in Philly is the little black box that treats you to some of the best talent in town and a few nice surprises including some of the finest light fare and wine. We were greeted by Cole Brenner, who is the son of Philly's famous comedian David Brenner and works for the Prince and is also a graphics designer.
Bryan Batt hosted the 7th annual Broadway Bears event held by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on Sunday, February 15th and BroadwayWorld.com was there.
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