STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Huntington's BECOMING CUBAApril 7, 2014Huntington Theatre Company continues its 2013-2014 Season with playwright-in-residence Melinda Lopez's latest play, the stirring new drama Becoming Cuba. Huntington Associate Producer M. Bevin O'Gara makes her Huntington directorial debut of the Huntington's playwright-in-residence's latest work. Performances of Becoming Cuba began at the South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA on March 28. Due to popular demand, the run has been extended to May 3, 2014. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team!
STAGE TUBE: PHANTOM's Norm Lewis Is 'Person of the Week' on ABC World News!April 4, 2014The Phantom of the Opera, now in its 26th year on Broadway, will welcome former 'LITTLE MERMAID' co-stars Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess to the cast on Monday, May 12, at the Majestic Theater. Lewis is already hard at work preparing for his new role, and ABC World News just featured him as its 'Person of the Week'. Check out the interview below!
STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Marriott Theatre's CATS, Opening Tonight!April 2, 2014The Marriott Theatre will present one of the biggest blockbuster musical hits of our time, Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS. Based on the poems of T.S. Eliot, CATS opens tonight, April 2 and runs through May 25 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL. CATS is directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award-winner Marc Robin with musical direction by Ryan T. Nelson. Click below to watch highlights from the show!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Walnut Street Theatre's ARSENIC AND OLD LACEApril 1, 2014Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 205th season with Broadway's classic madcap comedy, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Directed by Charles Abbott, this 75th Anniversary production runs through April 27th on the Walnut's Mainstage. You'll feel right at home with the Brewsters in the behind-the-scenes tour of the set of 'Arsenic and Old Lace' below!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with END OF THE RAINBOW at the Arvada CenterMarch 31, 2014The Arvada Center is making a bold move with its current main-stage production. The regional premiere of END OF THE RAINBOW follows Judy Garland during a six week run in London six months before her tragic death. While it includes many of Judy's actual arrangements of some of her most loved songs, it isn't a musical. It is a play with music. This week, 'In Focus' host Eden Lane takes viewers behind the scenes for some of the early rehearsals to meet the creative team and the cast. Click below!
STAGE TUBE: Clips from Abingdon's HELLMAN v. MCCARTHY Off-BroadwayMarch 31, 2014HELLMAN v.McCARTHY by Brian Richard Mori continues through April 13 in
Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th
Street). Jan Buttram, Artistic Director of Abingdon Theatre Company
directs this world-premiere production, starring Dick Cavett, Roberta
HELLMAN v.McCARTHY by Brian Richard Mori continues through April 13 in Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street). Jan Buttram, Artistic Director of Abingdon Theatre Company directs this world-premiere production, starring Dick Cavett, Roberta Maxwell and Marcia Rodd. Click below to watch clips from the show!
STAGE TUBE: Highlights from BROADWAY BACKWARDS 2014 - Epic Moments, Romance, Comedy and All the Rest!March 27, 2014Broadway's best filled a sold-out Al Hirschfeld Theatre with laughter, tears and cheers during the unforgettable ninth annual edition of Broadway Backwards on Monday, March 24, 2014, raising a record-breaking $423,182 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Click below to watch highlights from the show, featuring all the epic performances, love and romance, stirring solos and funny moments!
STAGE TUBE: Meet the Company of ALADDIN- Jonathan Freeman!March 26, 2014Disney's Aladdin, a new musical comedy based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20. Below, hear what Jonathan Freeman -- the original voice of Jafar in the animated film -- had to say about bringing his infamous villain to the stage!
STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Yale Rep's THESE PAPER BULLETS, Opening Tonight!March 20, 2014Yale Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of THESE PAPER BULLETS!, a modish ripoff of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, adapted by Rolin Jones, with songs by Billie Joe Armstrong, and directed by Jackson Gay, March 14-April 5 at the University Theatre (222 York Street). Opening Night is tonight, March 20. Click below to watch highlights from the show!