CIRQUE TUBE: A New Twist on Vaudeville Part 4 - The Comic ArtistSeptember 12, 2009Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment have unveiled the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, at The Chicago Theatre. The show will perform for the first time ever at the theatre for a limited engagement from November 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Following Chicago, the show will premiere in New York at The Beacon Theatre in February 2010.
Gavin Creel with Robbie Roth and Friends Hits Ars Nova 10/4September 12, 2009Gavin Creel and Robbie Roth will return to the stage where they first performed together in 2004, with an evening of songs from Creel's forthcoming sophomore record, Quiet, as well as old favorites sure to delight Ars Nova fans.
Shakespeare Theatre Of New Jersey's HAMLET Opens 9/12September 12, 2009The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Hamlet, which begins the Fall portion of its Fantastic Voyages season. Shakespeare's masterpiece, led by Broadway veterans Gareth Saxe and Robert Cuccioli, and directed by Shakespeare Theatre artistic director Bonnie J. Monte began performances on September 9, officially opens tonight, September 12 and continues through October 11 at the Shakespeare Theatre Main Stage - The F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Road in Madison.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Lin-Manuel Miranda On Fox's HOUSESeptember 12, 2009Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda will guest star this upcoming season on Fox's dramatic hit series HOUSE. Miranda will appear in at least two episodes of the show's upcoming season as title character House's psychiatric hospital roommate. You can see a little 'sneak peek' of the Miranda's character right here on STAGE TUBE!
STAGE TUBE: John Travolta and Family Make First Public Appearance at D23 ExpoSeptember 11, 2009John Travolta made a surprise appearance with his wife and daughter, Kelly Preston and Ella Bleu Travolta at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim today to promote their new movie, Old Dogs. This marks the first public event for the family since the tragic death of 16-year-old, Jett Travolta, in January.
Photo Flash: Disney's Inaugural D23 ConventionSeptember 11, 2009The ultimate Disney fan experience is connecting guests with The Walt Disney Company in exciting new ways, from September 10-13, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center just across the street from Disneyland! Guests will enjoy exhibits, screenings, presentations and interactive experiences from every part of The Walt Disney Company.
Photo Coverage: BANANA SHPEEL Sneak Peek!September 11, 2009Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment unveiled the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, at The Chicago Theatre. The show will perform for the first time ever at the theatre for a limited engagement from November 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Following Chicago, the show will premiere in New York at The Beacon Theatre in February 2010.
STAGE TUBE: 'BURN' And 'DANCING' Hunk Maksim Chmerkovskiy Talks Split To ETSeptember 11, 2009Current 'Dancing with the Stars' celeb dancers and recent leads of Broadway's BURN THE FLOOR Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have recently called off their engagement and now Maksim is now commenting to Entertainment Tonight. You can watch the clip right here on STAGE TUBE!
STAGE TUBE: 'On The Beat' - Backstage At JERSEY BOYS September 11, 2009The Broadway production of JERSEY BOYS recently celebrated 1,500 performances at the August WilsonTheatre. After running over three years in New York, the show can now be seen in Chicago, Las Vegas, London, Toronto, in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour, and the recently open Melbourne, Australia production.
OC High School RENT Case Lawsuit SettledSeptember 11, 2009The Los Angeles Times reports that the Orange County school district where varsity athletes threatened to rape and kill the female lead actress of a student production of the musical RENT has now agreed to provide harassment and discrimination prevention training to all Corona del Mar High School students, teachers and administrators and other district officials, according to a legal settlement announced this morning. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District will also apologize to the former student.
STAGE TUBE: The Public Theater's OTHELLO Preview VideoSeptember 11, 2009The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will begin previews Saturday, September 12 for the first production of the 2009-2010 Season, OTHELLO, directed by Peter Sellars. This highly-anticipated contemporary production, featuring John Ortiz as Othello and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Iago, will play for 23 performances only at NYU Skirball Center. Single tickets are on sale now.
Musical Numbers Announced For Upcoming 'BROADWAY ON BROADWAY' 9/13September 11, 2009Musical numbers for the 2009 Broadway on Broadway concert (www.broadwayonbroadway.com) were announced today by The Broadway League and The Times Square Alliance. Superior Donuts' star Michael McKean will host the 18th annual concert presented by the all new 2010 Buick LaCrosse and Continental Airlines, to be held this Sunday, September 13th at 11:30 a.m in Times Square.
TV: HAIRSPRAY's Nikki Blonsky Guests At CAMP NYC FinaleSeptember 11, 2009The Broadway Workshop, Manhattan's fastest growing acting program for young artists, welcomed 'Hairspray' film star Nikki Blonsky to their list of guest artists who participated in it's 'CAMP NYC' program. 'CAMP NYC' took place in New York City August 17-21.