TV: Georgia Stitt w/ Jesse Tyler Ferguson & More 7/7June 30, 2008BroadwayWorld's own James Sims visited Georgia Stitt along with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Garnye and Jeffrey Landman as they rehearsed for the composer's upocoming 88's Cabaret show in West Hollywood on July 7th...
Photo Coverage: 'Mamma Mia!' Film Stars Visit GreeceJune 28, 2008Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan joined original ABBA members and other stars of the soon-to-be released Mamma Mia movie this weekend at the Lagonissi Grand Resort, about 25 miles south of Athens, Greece to promote the film...
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' Webisode 7: ShowtimeJune 20, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating this revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the opening. The seventh episode is titled 'showtime' and features performance footage...
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' Webisode 6: The CastJune 12, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating this revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 opening. The sixth episode is titled 'the cast' and includes interviews with stars Alice Ripley, Jenna Leigh Green and Aleks Pevec...
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 5June 10, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating this revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 opening. The fifth episode is titled 'move me,' covering the show's choreography...
TV: Celebrating 'A Chorus Line' On the RoadJune 6, 2008BroadwayWorld's own James Sims went backstage at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles to chat with Michael Gruber, Nikki Snelson, Denis Lambert and Emily Fletcher about the lasting impression A Chorus Line has left on Broadway and beyond and what it is like taking this production around the country...
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 4June 2, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The fourth episode is titled 'look backstage'...
TV: 'Love, Janis' Plays Limited Run at the WilshireMay 28, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims sat down with star Mary Bridget Davies in the lobby of the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles to find out the truth behind 'Love, Janis,' learning about her passion for the role and the vibe she brings to the stage each night...
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 3May 24, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The third episode is titled 'the design'...
Mamet's 'Two Unrelated Plays' Make a Pleasingly Odd CoupleMay 20, 2008Playwright David Mamet's mastery of comedy, however shoddily displayed in Broadway's current offering of November, stands strong at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with the world premiere of his one-act period laugher Keep Your Pantheon. Coupled with Mamet's youthful foray into the contemplation of life, in The Duck Variations, two distinct aspects of the always-intriguing scribe are perfectly realized under the direction of Neil Pepe...
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 2May 17, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The second episode is titled 'hear me'...
TV: Pasadena's 'Of Mice and Men' Confronts ImmigrationMay 14, 2008BroadwayWorld's own James Sims joined Of Mice and Men's director Paul Lazarus along with stars David Noro?a and Al Espinosa during a rehearsal break at the Pasadena Playhouse to discover the intent of this culturally significant re-working of a Steinbeck classic.
TV: Mary Poppins Composer Richard Sherman's Pazzazz!May 12, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims sat down with Pazzazz! creators Richard Sherman and Milt Larsen at Hollywood's Magic Castle to talk about this brand-new musical and hear a few of the songs, accompanied by Erma, the ghost pianist in residence...
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 1May 9, 2008BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The first episode is titled 'the concept'...
Pacific Playwrights Festival Looks to Art and EccentricityMay 8, 2008South Coast Rep's Pacific Playwrights Festival, known for launching many a shows to further runs beyond the Orange County locale, this season, proves somewhat spotty when it comes to the two fully-staged productions presented...
TV: Eden Espinosa on 'Flora, the Red Menace' & 'Rent'May 6, 2008BroadwayWorld's own James Sims stopped by UCLA's Freud Playhouse to chat with Manoel Felciano and Eden Espinosa about their reuniting on stage after both performing on Broadway in Brooklyn and Espinosa's upcoming role in the final Broadway cast of Rent as Marueen starting May 30th...
Photos: Upright Spices It Up w/ Neil Patrick Harris & PalsMay 5, 2008April brought a shower of Upright Cabaret across Southern California as the Upright Boys celebrated their third-year anniversary by producing a star-studded re-grand opening, four solo engagements, and a benefit for The Trevor Project co-hosted by Neil Patrick Harris...