THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: January 24-30

By: Jan. 30, 2015
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Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and around the world in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more.

Highlights this week include coverage of re-opening night of IT'S ONLY A PLAY, winter storm Juno, the world-premiere of Tuck Everlasting, and more!


Pictured: Maulik Pancholy, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Katie Finneran, Martin Short, F. Murray Abraham and Micah Stock. Photo credit: Walter McBride

The star-studded cast of Broadway's It's Only A Play took its "re-opening night" bows after transferring from the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The play, originally set to close March 29, may now extend its run through June. Click here for more photos!


Pictured: "School of Rock" Open Call. Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia

Last weekend, hundreds of kids attended the open casting call for new musical School of Rock. Based on the 2003 film of the same name, the show is set to open December 6 at the Winter Garden Theatre. Click here to see more photos!


Pictured: Chita Rivera

New artwork was released for The Visit, which will star Broadway legend Chita Rivera. The musical, with music and lyrics by the Tony Award winning team John Kander & Fred Ebb and book by four-time Tony Award winning playwright Terrence McNally, will open begin previews March 26 and officially open April 23. Click here to read more!


Pictured: The Staff working hard at the Belasco. Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia

Broadway shut down Monday night in preparation for winter storm Juno. Theatres reopened Tuesday after a busy day of cleanup. Check out more photos here!


Pictured: Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Sarah Charles Lewis. Photo Credit: Greg Mooney

Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Terrence Mann, and Carolee Carmello starred in the world premiere of Tuck Everlasting at The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Based on the beloved best-selling novel by Natalie Babbitt, the production features a book by Tony Award nominee Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde), music and lyrics by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen (The Burnt Part Boys), and direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin). Click here to see more photos!


Pictured: Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

This week we got a first look at the Public Theater's world-premiere musical, Hamilton, which features book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars as Alexander Hamilton. The show began performances January 20, and will officially open February 17. Check out more photos here!


Pictured: Richard Poe, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Jeff Hiller, Tommy Tune, Kirsten Wyatt, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Douglas Sills, Erin Mackey, Danny Gardner. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

Tommy Tune, Colin Donnell, Danny Gardner, Jeff Hiller, Erin Mackey, Patti Murin, Douglas Sills, Jennifer Laura Thompson and Kirsten Wyatt star in George and Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good, the opening production of New York City Center's 2015 Encores! season, running for seven performances, February 4 - 8, 2015. Click here to see more pictures!


Pictured: Steffanie Leigh, Howard McGillin, Victoria Clark, Vanessa Hudges, Corey Cott, Dee Hoty. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

The pre-Broadway run of Lerner and Loewe's Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical, Gigi, oficially opened at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on January 29 and will continue through February 12, 2015. The musical stars Vanessa Hudgens who will make her Broadway debut as Gigi, Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark, Corey Cott, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty, two-time Tony Award-nominee Howard McGillin, and Steffanie Leigh. Check out more photos here!


Pictured: Tony Hale, James Corden, Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer, presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) and chaired by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon, was hosted by James Corden and featured a performance by John Legend, and special guest Common. Between ticket sales and gifts from major donors, the event raised more than $16 million to fund Stand Up To Cancer's innovative research including its support of The Jim Toth Sr. Breakthrough Lung Cancer Research Award established last year. Click here for more photos!

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